The politics of urban beauty : New York & its Art Commission

The politics of urban beauty : New York & its Art Commission / Michele H. Bogart.

Author/creator	Bogart, Michele Helene, 1952-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Description	xvii, 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subject(s)	Art Commission of the City of New York--History. Public art--New York (State) --New York. Urban beautification--New York (State) --New York. Art, American--New York (State) --New York --20th century.

Contents	Introduction -- From chaos to structure in New York's public aesthetic realm -- In search of visual culture -- Monuments, place, and municipal identity -- Culture wars -- Restraint -- Appendix A: the ACNY and monument conservation -- Appendix B: the approval and selection processes.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-349) and index.
LCCN	2006005611
ISBN	0226063054 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780226063058

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	N8845.N7 B64 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold